Bulbine inflata
(Bulbine sp.)
Asphodelaceae Asphodeloideae
Eswatini Red List status (2002): LR lc
As at April 2024, 7 herbarium specimens
South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Restricted distribution, extent of occurrence less than 100 000 km2, area of occupancy less than 100 km2
Found within protected areas: Malolotja
Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Bulbine sp. - Well distinguished by large size of fruits up to 9 mm diam. Densely tufted. Leaves very numerous, basal, slender, c 30 cm long; flowering axis stiffly erect, bearing great number of flowers in succession to end of season. Infertile flower-stalks curl backwards as in B. asphodeloides.
* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.
Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.
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